November 26, 2012

El Dorado















This is a painting for The Road to El Dorado done in acrylics on Crescent #100 illustration board. Below is my initial sketch, as you can see I got overly excited about the contrasts and needed to back off in the final to make it a proper character moment. The last image is the final frame as it appears in the movie.
















November 19, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving!
















This is a table setting I put together for one of the Shrek projects.

November 14, 2012

A little help from the blogosphere please...

Hi all,
I'm getting ready to record demonstrations for a portrait drawing online class I'll be putting out early next year.

Any suggestions on what kind of personal video camera will give me nice, clean recordings?

I hear that a simple HD flip can do a good job under good lighting conditions and that's an affordable option but I'm very open to suggestions

Thanks!

November 12, 2012

PIB Comp


















This is a comp for the grand finale shot of the Puss in Boots Short "Puss in Boots and the Three Diablos".

November 09, 2012

Online Class 2nd Term

The second term of my online class has just opened beginning April 15!
We have a limited number of spots, first come first served, sign up today!
Full again, I do appreciate your interest in this class. We may be able to take on more students for the April class at a later date so do go to the link and get on the waiting list if you're interested. We'll also run the class again for you in July and October.

November 07, 2012

My New Online Class!

Study Concept Art with me from anywhere in the world! My new online class is Concept Art for Entertainment: Designing with Color And Light. Begins January 10, enrollment is limited, sign up today! Hosted by the great people over at Schoolism!
Thanks for the overwhelming response everyone, the class sold out in the first day! I welcome you to sign up for the following term, go ahead and click the link, there's a window to leave your email address to be notified.


November 05, 2012













Townscape painting for The Legend of Puss in Boots. We spent a lot of time on a lot of different versions trying to find the right look for Puss in Boot's hometown. This one gets close but there were more tweaks as the show went through final production.